When the waitress in a
纽约一家餐馆中,服务员为一位英国男士端上一份例汤。
"Good heavens," he said, "what is this?"
“天呀,”他说:“这是什么?”
"Why, it's bean soup," she replied.
服务员答道:“怎么了,是豆汤(过去曾是汤)。”
"I don't care what it's been," he replied. "What is it now?"
“我不管他过去是什么,”他说:“我问现在它是什么?”
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